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| Written and filmed February, 1929. Released by
MGM,
May, 1929. Produced by Hal Roach. Directed by Lewis Foster. Two Reels.
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, William Gillespie, Captain John Peters, Charley Rogers, Tiny Sandford. |
STORY: Doormen at a swanky hotel, Stan and Ollie manage to tear off Jean Harlow's dress, drop a prince down an elevator shaft a few times, and inflict their innocently inept indignities on hotel guests, hotel employees, cops and cab drivers. |
| JL: This one
never seems
quite as good as it ought to be. All the elements are promising: Laurel
and Hardy in a high-society setting, a string of stock character-types
with which to interact, and the comical appearance of The Boys in
doorman
and footman garb. But it's a film that reads better than it plays.
Enough
laughs to make it worthwhile, but an average short overall.
JB: Laurel and Hardy certainly hit a groove during the late silent period. Once they had a handle on who they were, they hardly made a below average short. Double Whoopee, while no classic, is standard late-silent period fare. Which, of course, makes it better than many comedies from any period. |
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